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September 2026

The missing middle: Exploring light-intensity physical activity and how it relates to health among adults in Canada
by Isabelle Michaud, Rachel C. Colley, Karen C. Roberts, Stephanie A. Prince and Marisol T. Betancourt

The health benefits of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are well established, as are the detrimental impacts of excess sedentary time. Less is known about the benefits of activity undertaken at intensities between sedentary and moderate. Using Actical accelerometer data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007 to 2019), this study examines how average daily minutes spent in each movement intensity and average daily steps accumulated in each intensity band varied across population groups by age and sex. It also examines the associations between movement intensities and health indicators.

Linking the Nursing and Residential Care Facility Survey to tax and census data: A new data resource for health workforce research
by Valentina Antonipillai , Edward Ng, Winnie Chan, Hanqing Qiu, Bassirou Gueye and Rochelle Garner

Calls for comprehensive data collection on the health workforce and long-term care sector have been voiced by policy makers, researchers, and public health experts following the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing health care worker shortages. This paper introduces a novel linked data resource that fills these critical data gaps and establishes a foundation for evidence-informed policy making and workforce planning to strengthen the nursing and residential care system in Canada. More specifically, this data resource integrates the Nursing and Residential Care Facility Survey, the Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamic Database, and the 2021 Census of Population. The structure, coverage, and content of each component file are described, and the deterministic linkage methodology, response rate, and linkage rates are reported.

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